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The Wild Geese Sang and They Danced and They Cried
The Wild Geese Sang and They Danced and They Cried I’ve had a break from the ritual of writing. More than a week, and besides a few scribbles in my journal, hardly a word. Coming back is daunting, as if I’ve never written before. The same way singing can be, and why I...
Where the Wild Geese Wake – Preparing to Lead
Where the Wild Geese WakePreparing to lead a workshop Always a relief to get into the camper and drive away. Twice round the apartment making sure nothing was forgotten, the seatbelt on, and away we go. Working as a singer-songwriter, a workshop leader and writer with...
On Aloneness – what keeps us alive
On Aloneness(and the little life exchanges that keep us alive) The first time I heard aloneness described as a conscious choice, it threw me. We humans are meant to be social creatures, we learned to speak so we could gossip, gather and compare notes on being alive....
The Way Home: The child who still lives inside us
The Way HomeThe child who still lives inside us. I came back to visit my family in the US and it woke every sleeping dog. Sometimes finding your voice begins by taking the frightened child inside you by the hand and simply listening to her. I thought I was done with...
Making Soup… what actually feeds us
Making SoupOn hunger, music, and what actually feeds us I love to cook soup, to eat soup, to have some leftovers in the fridge. This post is a sort of soup. A soup of ideas and contemplations, like a soup meditation. Soup is basic and simple. You take what you have on...
Birthday – Another trip Round the Sun
Another Trip Round the SunStill crazy after all these years I tend to write my blogs on Sunday mornings. And this one happens to be my birthday, so I can’t help but reflect on what it means to be turning 72. I want to be full-on positive, sprouting wisdom and...